The Republican journal., 1887-11-17
Generalities.

Miss Murfree. the novelist, will spend The
most Of the winter in Boston,
Chcago's booe.ie Commissioners were sell
fenced to two years imprisonment
There are 1926 minors in Ike mills OF Fail
River WHO can neither read OF write.
1t is officially announced in Rome that cholera
has absolutely ceased to prevail in Italy
The Indian government is about to construct
batteries at the principal aoaports of India.
General Ggccly has returned from Europv
and Resumed his duties as chief signal officer.
John l.. Sullivan was received on his arrival
in London by Il mob that filled the railroad
station.
MIR. Jesse L.. Grant, he Youngest son Of
General Gran. has cone tn California TO look
after mining interests.
lsadorc Cohnfeld Of New York. the largest
feather manufacturer in thG nitcd states. has
made an signincnt.
IneNpcdicnt to legiSlatc was reported OH the
bill to prohibit the manufacture OF >pirituous
liquors in New Hampshire.
Charles Il. Browuticd. Il ,li>>ipate,l gambler
of Louisville Ky, murdered his wife, child
and brothcr-in-l:W Thursday night and COM
mitte,l suicide.
II is stated that Baron IIr>ch. of Vienna.
dcvotcs four millions fer the relief ol iis-
trcssed Jews and the assistance of Jewish
charities in Europe.
Senator A. Z. Gorman. the ACKNOWLEDGED
head OF the Maryland Democratic ring. has
been appointed state Director of the !:alti
more and Ohio Railroad.
When Jenny Lind was in this country in
1850 she deposited $1,000 with the late Jonas
Ihickering to enable Miss Adelaide Phillips to
complete her musical education abroad.
Eighteen Young army officers have been sril-
fenced in st. Petersburg to various terms Of
exile in Siberia OH charges of connection with
Il revolutionary plot against the government.
When the Wild West show closed in London.
Buffalo Bill is said to have been offered Si0o.-
600 for his show, and refused it, 4 clear ease of
TWO fools meeting. He holds the price;t 5G50,-
600.
The captain of the steamer Vernon. which
was lost. with about thirty-ve lives. ON Lake
Michigan last week, is said TO have been
drunkard, and that he was drunk at the time
of the disaster.
Maj or A. Nj. Way, agent for several n>ur
ancc companies and Il building loan association.
of New Brunswick, n. j., is said to ie ID
faulter to the amount of about S;l2@h0 lie
has left the city.
Joseph Fuller, IL seaman in tie United States
navy, residing at Newburypolt, has hccs ll
lowed a pension for total blindness. from Gctu-
Der u, 1868. payable at the Rn>t0n agency.
The first payment is %l3,OS5.
The coroncr's jury in the Vernon disaster
case, at Green Bay, Wis. cen>urcd the owners
for not complying with the law relative 10 life
preserverS, and recommended the arrest AMI
indictment of the Inspector of Vessels.
Krupp has offered 100000 for the secret of
Il new explosive manufactured hE the RtSsi%n
engineer Koucktcshcll. and the inventor re-
fused the offer because he had already made Il
contract with the Russian government
Jenny l-ind'> great musical accomplishment
was ''shake" in Il piece which Balfc wrote for
her. She made three forte shakes successive
ly. rushing up the scale at the top of her voice
at the end Of each ''shakc," with an ease, which
no singer ever riyailcd.
The fire losses in the United states and canada
in October We're S9,.6o, 50 against @i2, 100000
in October, lsS6, and 5000 900 in October. l>S.
The total for the first ten months of the current
year foot up S02 325 against S9l 100 eco fer
the corresponding period OF 1856.